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Double-clicking does not select words under the cursor as expected (when using tablet) #10612

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Setup:

  • Have a tablet pointing device instead of a mouse
  • Open Arduino IDE and any code sketch in it
  • Double-click (double tap with pen) any word in the IDE

Expected behavior:

  • Whole word gets selected

Encountered behavior:

  • Word gets selected not in full, but only from its first letter to the cursor

Hardware "mouse" device - Wacom Tablet
Latest version tested on - 1.8.9

Description:
I'm using a Wacom Tablet instead of a mouse and "double-click to select a word in the IDE" does not work nice for me.
Tablets have this "thing" that when you click (double tap with pen) the cursor jumps 1-2px around (due the grip and motion of the pen tip not being perfectly vertical). This seems to be caused/related by the issue #824 where it starts to select the word on "double-click and drag".

Proposed solutions:
A. Allow for small 2px cursor jitter before the "double-click and drag" word selection starts (and possibly other similar "double-click and something" features)
B. Same as A, but do it only if there's a tablet pointing device detected
C. Allow to turn off the "double-click and drag" from IDE options

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